checking push Pacific Giant Salamander Image Source: Gary Nafis1
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Pacific Giant Salamanders,(Dicamptodon tenebrosus) are the largest terrestrial salamander in North America, growing up to 13 inches in total length 2. Pacific Giant Salamanders(PGS) populations range from northern California to the Canadian border, but are absent from the Olympic Peninsula. Thier habitats consist of wetlands such as permanent rivers, streams, creeks and pools of forests3. PGS populations may be affected by increases in pressures associated with logging such as habitat destruction and increased silt in the water due to upstream disturbances. This report analyses the differences in PGS populations between old growth(OG) forests and clear cut (CC) forests located in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest near Blue River, Oregon.